Orthopedic appliance



Jan. 13, 1931. G. v ARTHUR 1,788,852

ORTHOPEDIC APPLIANGE Filed Jan. ll, 1950 :inventor G". VA ruik-ur f Gttorneg `15 `Fig.

Yfore proposed; l,

.i-PatentedJan. 11931'y i d y f "..oRTHoPEDIc ArPLIAiTcE 1 #f Application fueaaraniiary 11', 1930. serai No. 420,118".`

lhis invention relates to orthopedie ap- `[pliances and has for its object to provided-av` Adevice l'which may heA readily applied and, yfoundinore efficient in use than thosey heretowith these and" @their objects in "View the invention,consistsfin the, novel detailsfof constructionand combinationsv Ioparts as will be disclosed moreffully hereinafter kand parl0,

tieularly pointed out in the claims.

y `Referring tothe accompanying drawings `forming a part .ofthis -vspeciication Vin which like numerals designate-like parts infallthe lisa plan lview of the appliance` before Y Fig. 2-illustratesthe appliance inposition :on afoot, said viewbeingaside elevation;

Fig.' 3 1s a transverse sectional vlewot the parts shown 1ny Fig. 2 taken as on the llne 3,-,3 thereofand looking in the, directionoil v1the arrows; and

L Fig- 4 is a phantom perspective view of a 2 5, 'foot with theappliance thereon.y

. This, invention vis not to be confused. with a surgical dressing -nor a common bandagesince thepurposeV of this applianoeis Vto affect the ligaments and smallermuscles ottheparts to which it` is' applied. Inf this, conlyiection the present Y invention is yappliance orQthe I L foot, and is especially adapted for treatments o-the device con;

andfbo'th ankle straps being of similarshape Y' andsize.v Between'theiankle straps, and also a singlepiece of material or. it may bel fabris.'

of plural pieces ofsur'gicalfadhesivetape. `Some of the surface portions ofthe various f nnenfibersl just described` are treated to cause adhesiono'fsaid members tothe iesh and to Y each` .o`thher.v In' other e words, the kcross-line e shading lnrFigur'e l is intended to denote dl'yf ysurfaees'or areas towhichan adhesive'has not been applied, whereasthe vremainingsurfaces have vbeenv so treated, 1 and these treated Vlsurfacesare indicated in said figure by the diagonal surface yshading lines;` That is to'say, 10 indicatesy a sticky area extending from the extremity Yofthe toe strap 2 to a point just v beyond the. junctionof'the othery toe strap 3 with'the main body portion, leaving the surface'll of thestrap 3 dry.- The extreme end portions l2 andl oftheankle straps: and 5k are treated tofgive an adhesive surface, and

theareas adjacent the junctionof said straps with the main. bodyportion are likewise pro-1 kvidedwith adhesive'aswell as the entire sury face of the heel tab 6,allasindicated by the` numeral 14:. y 1

lconnected tofthejbody portionhis a liefelftab ;65 which isfpreferably made ot substantially`l l triangular shape, ythe free Vendof the tabbeing enlarged.V The device maybe cut fromy `cated,,andl in emergencies'fity maybe formedl in application .the device islaidilat, sticky arche;a Vthe yfoot jinay receive the toe straps v Qand. The forward part of theooty is.

preferably lat'erally'compressed to accentuate laid onf-,the adhesivesurface 10as indicated at 16.. an'dl? in Fig, to preserve .the said ac vside up,fand then* thev forward part of the l footis placedthereon.;softhat the .forwardg i Y so, Ai

' *thejcurvature [of the forward arch. 1 5 and 'i '-,the'n the'forward pads. of the foot are gently V'.eentuated curvature. Then the strap 3y is brought upwardly.v and `over the top ofthe foot and immediately zthe other strap :2*is

strap v3. Considerable pressure is applied in' drawing the straps 2 and 3 about the foot in order to-maintain the forward arch to the ut most whensubsequently receiving weight of the body. The dry surface 1lprevents adhesion of the device to theupper side of the Y. foot, and the sticky surface l() is provided to prevent slippage of the forward part of the appliance not only creating adhesion between it and the padsof thefoot but, due

to the large area of said surface, the strap 2y l curvature ofthe largearch 20 and then the j heel is `brought down upon therearend of the main body portion i ofthe appliance, the heel tab 6 in themeantime having been pulled Vrearwardly to placeV considerable strain on kthe mam body portion l 1n adirection from K toe to heel. YWhen theheel comes to rest the heeltab G is firmlypulledupwardly thereover and pressed tightly against the back portion of the footlk The ankle straps 4, and 5 are then tightlyV crossed over the heel tab under strain and brought forwardl f on onposits sides of they foot immediately below the ankle joint, represented at 2l in Figure 2, the extreme ends of the straps being adhesively securedto the toe strap 2k and to each other.

-From theforegoing it Vwill thus be seen that this invention provides an orthopedic appliance which comprises a main body portion l, constituting a support for the foot and fitting the lsole thereof, to the ends' of which has been applied an adhesive for securing said n portion to the forward pads of the foot as well as to the heel vrpaid thereof. Beside the main body portion7 this device includes straps 2 and 3 joined to andA extending laterally from one end thereof, the strap 2 decreasing in width while the strap 3 increases in width in a direction away from said portion, adhesive being provided to cover strap 2 only.

Y These strapsserve as means for securing the main body portionto the foot v.while operating to correct the forward arch, in that they are drawn'tightly around the foot after it has been compressed to increaseV thecurvature of saidarch. There isfalso provideda pairr of straps l and 5 each extending, longitudinally from a corner oft-he other end of the main body portion,'with adhesive applied to the ends vof each strap for additionally secur l ing theappliance on the foot, since said straps cros'sthe heel tab 6 and pass along the sides of the foot, the extreme Vends of said straps secured together bythe adhesive to each other and to the straps 2 and 3. Lastly there is provided the tab 6 intermediate the straps stand 5 andjoined to the main body portion, Vsaid tab entirely covered with adhesive which enables the same to be firmly secured to the foot at the heel thereof after the foot has been fiexed to increase the curvature of the main or large arch. The tabV 6 vand .long narrow straps 4 and 5 cooperate'with the main body portion i and toe straps 2 and 3 to constitute means for correcting the deformities that may exist in the "ligaments,musc`les, and lesser bones of the foot. K

vIt is obvious that those skilled in the art may varythe details of construction as well as arrangement of parts without depart-ing from. the spirit of the invention, and therefore it is not desiredto be limited to the foregoing except as may be required by the claims.

lVhat is claimed is y l. An appliance `'for the' foot the same comprising a-main body portion fitting the sole, a pair of straps extending laterally from said 'portion and passing around the forward arch sectionof the foot, atab extending from said to the forward and heel' pads of the foot, and .means to secure said'lirst and second name straps together and to each other. 2. An appliance for the foot the same com- Vprising a main body portion litt-ing the sole,

a pair of straps extending laterally from said portion and passing around the forward yarch section of the foot, a tab extending from said portion and passing upwardly over the heel,

a second pair of straps extending from the heel section of said portion across said tab and along opposite sides of the foot to said rst named straps, means to secure said portion to the forward and heel pads of the foot, means to secure said first and second named straps together and to each other, and means to secure said second named straps together and to said tab. .i f

3. Anl orthopedic appliancethe same comprising a sole fitting mainbody portion, a strap joined' to the forward endof said portion and extending over the top of the foot, a tab in prolongation. of saidfportion andengaging the heel, and a second strap extending from thejunctio'n of saidfportion with said tab said strapfpassing about the ankle and meeting said first named strap. l

4. An orthopedic appliance the samecomprising a sole fitting main'body portion, a

anda second pair of straps extending from Ythejunction of said portion with said tab Y said straps passing along opposite sides of the ankle and meeting said first named straps. 5.1 An orthopedic appliance the same comprising la sole 'fitting main body portion, a

strap )oined tothe forward end of said portionand extending laterally therefrom over the top of the foot, a tab in prolongation of said portion and engaging the heel, and a sec-k ond strap extending from the junction of said portion with said vtalo said strap passing back of the heel and forwardly about the ankle to meet said rst named strap.

-` In testimony whereof I affix my'lsignature.'`

e l VGILBERT V. ARTHUR. 'A 

